महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-139, verse-17
सरांसि सरितश्चैव कूपाः प्रस्रवणानि च ।
हतत्विट्कान्यलक्ष्यन्त निसर्गाद्दैवकारितात् ॥१७॥
हतत्विट्कान्यलक्ष्यन्त निसर्गाद्दैवकारितात् ॥१७॥
17. sarāṁsi saritaścaiva kūpāḥ prasravaṇāni ca ,
hatatviṭkānyalakṣyanta nisargāddaivakāritāt.
hatatviṭkānyalakṣyanta nisargāddaivakāritāt.
17.
sarāṃsi saritaḥ ca eva kūpāḥ prasravaṇāni ca
hatatviṭkāni alakṣyanta nisargāt daivakāritāt
hatatviṭkāni alakṣyanta nisargāt daivakāritāt
17.
sarāṃsi saritaḥ ca eva kūpāḥ prasravaṇāni ca
daivakāritāt nisargāt hatatviṭkāni alakṣyanta
daivakāritāt nisargāt hatatviṭkāni alakṣyanta
17.
Lakes, rivers, wells, and springs appeared lusterless, as if by a divinely caused natural course of events.
Words meanings summery:
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- सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes, ponds
- सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even
- कूपाः (kūpāḥ) - wells, pits
- प्रस्रवणानि (prasravaṇāni) - springs, fountains
- च (ca) - and, also
- हतत्विट्कानि (hatatviṭkāni) - whose brilliance/luster was lost, dulled
- अलक्ष्यन्त (alakṣyanta) - were seen, were observed, appeared
- निसर्गात् (nisargāt) - by nature, by inherent disposition, by a natural course
- दैवकारितात् (daivakāritāt) - caused by divine agency, divinely ordained
Words meanings and morphology
सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes, ponds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of saras
saras - lake, pond, pool
सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - river, stream
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even
(indeclinable)
कूपाः (kūpāḥ) - wells, pits
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kūpa
kūpa - well, pit, hole
प्रस्रवणानि (prasravaṇāni) - springs, fountains
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of prasravaṇa
prasravaṇa - spring, fountain, stream, exudation
from pra + √sru
Prefix: pra
Root: sru (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
हतत्विट्कानि (hatatviṭkāni) - whose brilliance/luster was lost, dulled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of hatatviṭka
hatatviṭka - whose luster is destroyed, deprived of brilliance
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+tviṭ)
- hata – struck, killed, destroyed, lost
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √han
Root: han (class 2) - tviṭ – splendor, brilliance, luster
noun (feminine)
Note: Adjective modifying `sarāṃsi`, `saritaḥ`, `kūpāḥ`, `prasravaṇāni`.
अलक्ष्यन्त (alakṣyanta) - were seen, were observed, appeared
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of lakṣ
Imperfect Passive
Augmented imperfect, 3rd person plural, passive voice
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: From root √lakṣ.
निसर्गात् (nisargāt) - by nature, by inherent disposition, by a natural course
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of nisarga
nisarga - nature, creation, natural course, inherent disposition
Prefix: ni
Root: sṛj (class 6)
दैवकारितात् (daivakāritāt) - caused by divine agency, divinely ordained
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of daivakārita
daivakārita - caused by divine agency, divinely made/ordained
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+kārita)
- daiva – divine, celestial, pertaining to gods, fate
adjective (neuter) - kārita – caused, made, effected
adjective (neuter)
Causative Past Passive Participle
from √kṛ (to do, make) in causative form
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Adjective modifying `nisargāt`.